JERUSALEM: The Israeli military accused 12 Palestinian football figures — including a FIFA-registered referee — that it killed during the war in Gaza of being members of militant groups. A Palestinian Football Association official in Gaza rejected the military’s allegations. The military said it wa»»»

Ukraine recorded 73,292 births against 259,853 deaths in the first half of 2026, pushing the death-to-birth ratio to 3.55, up from 2.87 a year earlier, as births fell 15.6% y/y and deaths rose 4.4%, according to registry data circulating this week. As IntelliNews has long argued, Ukraine has the wo»»»

Sea surface temperatures in the Niño 3.4 region of the tropical Pacific have remained above the +2.0°C threshold for a "super" El Niño for more than a week, reaching an anomaly of around +2.1°C by mid-July — more than a month earlier than the 1997/98 and 2015/16 events that mark the previous benchm»»»

Russia has overtaken Germany to become Europe's largest beer producer, brewing 9.01bn litres in 2025 against Germany's 7.92bn litres, according to the latest annual report from BarthHaas, the Nuremberg-based hop trader and brewing-industry analyst. The shift puts Russia in fifth place globally, beh»»»

Russia's Presidential Administration has lowered its targets for turnout and United Russia's vote share in September's State Duma election, climbing down from the 50% turnout and 55% party-support benchmarks set in February, according to Russian media reports cited by Riddle Russia analyst Ksenia S»»»

Russia is increasingly deploying jet-powered strike drones with speeds far beyond the reach of Ukraine's own interceptor drones, Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said, as Moscow's newest models close in on the performance of cruise missiles. In the escalting tit-for-tat missile war, an »»»

New York: The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said today that total US crude oil inventories, including commercial stockpiles and the government's Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell by 131.6 million barrels to 723.1 million barrels last week, the lowest level since 1984, amid lower refiner»»»

WASHINGTON: Vice Chairman of FIFA's Referees Committee Hani Taleb Ballan said that Qatari officials continue to strengthen their presence at the world's biggest sporting events, reflecting Qatar's growing role not only in hosting major tournaments but also in contributing to the governance of inter»»»

DOHA: Prominent Qatar-based community leader CV Mohammed Ali has passed away at the age of 70, leaving behind a lasting legacy of service to the expatriate community through his decades-long contributions to social, cultural and charitable initiatives in the country. Mohammed Ali arrived in Qatar o»»»

Spain midfielder Gavi doesn’t feel ‌Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes should be suspended for his postgame tirade following Spain’s 1-0 victory in ​Sunday’s World Cup final. Tensions were high after the match and Paredes had a hand in elevating them further. While players were mixing it up, Pare»»»

Culture Minister Evtim Miloshev is sending a team from the Ministry to assess the storm damage at Varna's Puppet Theatre and assist the staff, the Ministry’s press office said Wednesday. The decision comes after he talked with Theatre Director Vera Stoykova. The heavy rainfall and the storm that st»»»

NAZARETH, Israel: The last time Mais Al-Gharam saw her seven siblings was in the Gaza Strip two months before the war. That was before she left the Palestinian territory to go live in Israel and before an Israeli airstrike on the family’s home killed her parents and younger brother. But on this day»»»

Firefighters battle a fire blazing at the Mackintosh Building, housing the Glasgow School of Art, in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, in 2018. The school announced Wednesday that the cost of rebuilding it to the architecht's specifications would cost too much. File Photo by Stringer/EPA July 22 (UPI) --»»»

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters is shown in Atlanta, Ga. On Wednesday, The CDC increased its count of cyclosporiasis cases in the country. File Photo by Erik S. Lesser/EPA-EFE July 22 (UPI) -- On Wednesday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention increased it»»»

MIAMI, USA: Inter Miami announced the signing of Brazil ‌midfielder Casemiro as a free agent on Wednesday, but Major League Soccer said it was investigating a “tampering allegation” against the club. The league’s probe cast a shadow over the midfielder’s arrival, with MLS saying it would withhold d»»»

NEW YORK: The man who was convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie went on trial again Wednesday, this time in a federal case that casts the stabbing on a lecture stage as an act of terrorism. Prosecutors said Hadi Matar attacked the renowned author and free-speech advocate in 2022 to try to carr»»»

LONDON: Four Saudi crude tankers were forced to turn back on Tuesday after Yemen’s Houthi militia warned that any vessel calling at Saudi ports could be targeted “in any location within the operational reach of the Yemeni Armed Forces,” marking a sharp escalation in their Red Sea campaign. The thre»»»

BERLIN: Germany has deported a Uyghur man to China where there are concerns he could be detained as a member of an ethnic group that has been targeted by the Chinese government, his mother told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Arafat Adil, 21, a dual Chinese-Turkish national who has lived in Turk»»»

JEDDAH: The stage is set for one of Saudi Arabia’s biggest boxing nights of the year as world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and Albanian challenger Kristian Prenga made their official grand arrivals at Jeddah Yacht Club on Wednesday ahead of Saturday’s highly anticipated showdown at Jeddah Su»»»

British Airways has launched an investigation after all three pilots operating flight BA276 from Hyderabad, India, to London Heathrow, England, reportedly suffered food poisoning following an overnight stopover. The first pilot was rendered ‘incapacitated’ at 30,000 ft and had to be put on oxygen a»»»

Dubai: UAE-based Indians should check whether their residential status is correctly recorded in India’s Permanent Account Number database, particularly before filing an Income Tax Return or carrying out a major financial transaction in India. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News »»»

Washington: Vice Chairman of FIFA's referees committee Hani Taleb Ballan said that Qatari officials continue to strengthen their presence at the world's biggest sporting events, reflecting Qatar's growing role not only in hosting major tournaments but also in contributing to the governance of inter»»»

FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr traveled to Kobane, the northern Syrian city that became the symbol of Kurdish resistance during the civil war, to report on recent efforts to integrate Kurdish and Syrian government forces.»»»

Paris: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has placed the ancient Phoenician city of Tyre in southern Lebanon on its List of World Heritage in Danger. A UNESCO memorandum confirmed that the Tyre archaeological site has sustained direct damage, with its stat»»»

1 of 5 | Anti Maduro regime demonstrators clash with protesters who gathered outside the Manhattan Court where ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro would appear for a hearing on Wednesday in New York City. The trial for Venezuela's ousted President Nicolas Maduro and his ⁠wife ⁠Cilia Flores w»»»

Sharjah: Sharjah Court of Appeal has sentenced three people to one year in prison followed by deportation after they fraudulently obtained money from a man by falsely claiming they had the right to rent out a residential unit they did not own. The court found the trio guilty of deceiving the victim»»»

MANILA: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese counterpart Wang Yi discussed on Wednesday a visit to the US in September by Chinese President Xi Jinping during an Asian gathering where ministers voiced ​concern about the Iran war and South China Sea tensions. Rubio said he and Wang discussed»»»

SANTIAGO: Heavy rains sweeping central and southern Chile have left three people dead in addition to power cuts, multiple floods and road closures, authorities said Wednesday. President Jose Antonio Kast traveled to the Biobio region, one of the hardest-hit areas, as the storm system brought strong»»»

NEW YORK: Venezuela’s ousted president Nicolas Maduro and his wife will go on trial in the United States in June 2027, a court ruled Wednesday, after the US military captured them in a stunning nighttime raid in January. The former leader, 63, and wife Cilia Flores have been held in a Brooklyn jail»»»

BAGHDAD: A government official said on Wednesday that Iraq had lost more than $40 billion in revenue since the start of the Middle East war, mostly due to a sharp decline in its oil exports. The conflict and Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz choked off shipments and prompted production cuts i»»»

A Hungarian cardiologist has described a dramatic medical emergency aboard a Ryanair flight from Madrid to Budapest, where she spent more than 20 minutes helping to resuscitate a passenger after he lost consciousness, while questioning the airline’s handling of the incident. According to Telex, car»»»

Author Salman Rushdie arrives at the 2023 PEN America Literary Gala at American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The man who attacked and blinded Rushdie in 2022 is facing federal terrorism charges in a trial that started Wednesday. File Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo July 22 (»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader on political and international affairs Ali Akbar Velayati: The Islamic Republic of Iran has entered a new »»»

PARIS: Tyre, an ancient Phoenician city in southern Lebanon hit in recent months by Israeli bombardment, was on Wednesday added to the UNESCO list of world heritage sites in danger. “The site has been directly hit and has sustained damage. Furthermore, its state of conservation is a cause for growi»»»

Albania's Parliament is expected to convene on Thursday for its next plenary session, with lawmakers likely to remain in session beyond what had been expected to be the final sitting of the current parliamentary term. According to media reports citing parliamentary sources, members of the ruling So»»»

The Council of Ministers has approved a new package of social measures aimed at expanding financial support for people with disabilities, their families and personal caregivers, introducing higher benefits and administrative reforms. Under the package, financial assistance for 10,240 children with »»»

Officials from Iran's Tehran Chamber of Commerce and China's Khorgos International Chamber of Commerce discussed creating a joint transport corridor to expand bilateral trade at a meeting in Tehran, Tin News reported on 22 July. The talks come as the US continues to attempt to destroy Iran's rail a»»»

Tunis, July 22 (TAP) - Tunindex closes Wednesday's session up 0.05% to 21,050.63 points, with a high traded volume of TND 17.2 million backed by a bloc transaction worth TND 5.1 million on the BIAT shares, said broker Tunisie Valeurs. STA shares...»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received a telephone call today from President of the Syrian Arab Republic HE President Ahmed Al-Sharaa. During the call, they reviewed the fraternal relations between the two brotherly countries and ways to support and develop them. The pair»»»

Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451,” first published in 1953, is often described as a novel about censorship. That can be true, but it is also something more intimate and more unnerving: a story about how a society can lose its mind without noticing, because it has trained itself to stay pleasantly bus»»»

MEXICO CITY: Nicaragua’s lawmakers said they will carry out a plan by President Daniel Ortega to abolish elections in the Central American country, prompting renewed criticisms Wednesday by the international community. The move was announced in a statement Tuesday by Nicaragua’s congress, which is »»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar welcomed the ban by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Belgium on the import of products from Israeli settlements, considering it an important step that supports efforts aimed at deterring settlement policies of the occupation as a flagrant violation o»»»

Tunis, July 22, 2026 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti held a working session on Wednesday with the UN Resident Coordinator and representatives of UN agencies, funds, and programmes accredited...»»»

The Abu Dhabi Commercial Court has issued a ruling dismissing a lawsuit filed against Abu Dhabi National Company for Building Materials (BILDCO), a Real Estate Development and Construction Company, while ordering the original claimant to bear all court costs, fees, and legal expenses. The decision »»»

Parliament Wednesday adopted at second reading the 2026 National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) Budget Bill. The draft budget envisages total revenue and transfers of EUR 5.256 billion for 2026, matching planned expenditure at the same amount. Health insurance revenue is projected at EUR 5.138 billio»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Iran’s top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: In a region where we do not sell oil, no one will sell oil 22-07-2026 20:50 PM Latest News »»»

July 22 (UPI) -- Residents of a Colorado neighborhood thought a rude neighbor was honking a car horn all night, but they awoke to discover the culprit was a bear trapped inside an SUV. Patrick Sullivan shared cellphone camera footage of the scene that greeted Gold Hill residents when they investiga»»»

1 of 5 | A U.S. Army team carries the transfer case containing the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Emmanuel Swinton during a dignified transfer Wednesday at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del. Swinton, who was killed during a controlled detonation of an Iranian drone in Iraq, will receive a Bronze Star,»»»

In Sofia, the government has approved funding for only two new kindergartens, Sofia's Deputy Mayor for Education Desislava Zhelyazkova said, as quoted by the municipality's press office. She was commenting on the parliamentary Committee on Budget and Finance's decision not to back the EUR 570 milli»»»